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Capitalism rests on a negation of death. Capital is accumulated as a defence against death, against absolute loss. Death is what accounts for the compulsion of production and growth.
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
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“The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.”
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
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